Chris' eyes softened slightly, then he caught me looking at him and shifted his gaze to the window.

Alice smirked and said, "Congratulations, Mouse."

Lester popped up from under my seat and sat next to Chris.

"Well," Lester said, "I guess that Julien guy's just a dust in the wind now."

Leo, Mouse, Alice, Chris and I all stared at him.

"What?" Alice said.

"You know, like the song." Lester said, "Dust in the Wind."

"Where did you just come from?" Leo asked him, confused.

Lester sighed a long, heavy sigh, "Leo, you should know this by now... Well, a mommy and daddy-"

"Wait wait wait! His mom hasn't told him yet!" Mouse cried.

Leo sneered at her, "Shut up, Mouse."

Chris said to Lester, "One would hope that Leo knows that. He meant why are you here? Do you even ride this bus?"

Lester looked around the bus and said, "I don't think so. I usually just get on a bus and get off somewhere. Then I go wherever my instincts take me. I can normally find my way home before it gets too dark."

Chris gave him the most hilarious, confused look I have ever seen.

"I... See." Alice said.

Lester looked around at us, then he slid back under the seat.

"Well," I said, "That was weird."

Mouse was leaning over toward Chris and telling him to kick Lester.

Leo shook his head, "So, as I was saying earlier, I told you guys to stay away from that Julien guy. All he did was wreck everything."

Mouse looked up, "Why do you still hate him? Your Asian girlfriend hates him now, so what's it to you?"

"Chris, shut up!" Leo hissed, glancing around at other kids on the bus. He explained to us that he was yelling at Julien about leaving Tae-Hyun alone, then Julien kissed Leo and said that he wasn't after her.

While I was still trying to absorb this story, I looked at Alice and said, "Hey, you've been really quiet."

"And you seem shockingly unsurprised." Chris said, "Were you there?"

"Well, I'm not surprised either and I just found out." Mouse said, shrugging.

Alice shook her head, "No, I wasn't there... Leo told me."

"Alice!" Leo said, covering his hands over his face with embarrassment.

"I'm sorry! But you did!" Alice said.

"Why did you tell Alice but not us?" I snapped.

Leo gave me a look and said, "Because, Angela, you and Chris would have gotten mad at me even though it wasn't my fault and Mouse would have told everybody."

He stopped talking. Slowly, the four of us looked at Mouse, who was beaming.

"Dude, no." I said, "You can't tell."

"Why not? I deserve to have fun, too." Mouse said, grinning away.

Chris snorted, "No you don't. You in no way deserve to have fun."

Mouse thought about that and said, "I guess you're right, but I can intimidate enough people to have fun anyway."

Alice and I cracked a grin.

Leo pointed at Mouse, "Don't. Tell."

Mouse leaned back against her window seat and said, "No promises."

"You better not tell!" Leo said.

The bus got to the stop where Alice, Chris, and I had to get off. We said goodbye and left Mouse tormenting Leo about Julien.

We stood on our bus stop and watched the bus pull away. Lester's face appeared in a window near the back of the bus and he stared at us until the bus turned a corner.

Alice, Chris, and I turned and walked down the street.

"I learn something new every day." Chris said, putting his hands in his pockets.

"Yeah, no kidding." Alice said.

I nodded, "It kind of sucks that everything Julien told us could've been a lie."

"Oh, it was all a lie." Chris said, "I'm positive."

Alice and I looked at him and I said, "Why so sure?"

Chris sighed patiently, "Because, I dated Geoffry for long enough to know when guys lie."

I said bitterly, "You didn't seem to know that when you were sucking Julien's face."

Chris looked at me tiredly and said, "Okay, fine, I didn't know then... I think I need a break."

"I think you do, too." Alice said, "Just give it a rest, be single like the rest of us."

I shot Alice a quick narrowed-eyed look, but she didn't notice.

"Well," I said, "I guess maybe we should forget about Julien now."

"Yeah." Chris said.

"I agree." Alice said, nodding.

So, having Julien at our school was fun while it lasted, but it was nice to have life back to how it usually was. Chris and Tae-Hyun went back to their usual dress and non-badass activities, Leo and Geoffry parted ways, and I tried to forget about Julien. Tae-Hyun was a little bummed out for a few days after he was gone, but she got over it pretty fast. Eventually I was able to let go of the memory of the day Julien Laurent told me that he liked me.

I wonder how long Chris will last before he finds another jackass boyfriend.

On the way to the buses, I passed Julien's locker, where he was putting all of his things in his backpack.I walked closer and said softly, "Julien?"Julien looked up and smiled a little, "Oh, hello, Angela.""What are you doing?" I asked him, leaning against another locker.Julien sighed, looking at his backpack, "Leaving."I raised my eyebrows at him, "Leaving? What?"Julien turned to me and said, "Angela, I'm a temporary exchange student. I've stayed at Leo's house for four weeks and now I'm going back to France."My eyes widened in surprise and Julien said, "Did you not know that?"I shook my head, "No, I didn't.""Oh..." Julien said, smiling, "I'm sorry, I should have told you."Why should he have told me? I thought.Julien twirled his finger in a strand of my hair for a second and said, "You were always so nice to me and look at how I repaid you."Yeah, you kissed my brother. I wanted to say, but I didn't."You know," Julien said, "I really regret not talking to you more. I asked Chris out because... I was afraid to ask you."My face flushed and my jaw dropped."Are you serious?" I said, trying to keep my voice steady.Julien nodded, smiling shyly, "Yes, it's true. I know I should have talked to you, but I was embarrassed.""Why?" I asked quietly."Because..." Julien said, "It can be hard to talk to pretty girls."I was speechless. Was this actually happening?Julien slung his bag over his shoulder and said, "Well, I should really go. It's always good to talk to you, Angela."I blinked and said, "Wait, you have to go? Right now? Why right now?"Julien smiled, "I have to get a good night's sleep so I can catch a plane in the morning... I'll see you around."I nodded and said softly, "Goodbye, Julien."Attacking me with those gorgeous brown eyes for one moment longer, Julien turned and walked toward the stairs. Then, he ran back to me and quickly kissed me on the cheek.I gasped in surprise and Julien shot me a grin. Before I knew it, he was gone again.I stood alone in the hallway for a moment, thinking about what had just happened, and a smiled to myself.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Not much later on, Chris entered the lunchroom. He scanned the room until he saw Tae-Hyun in line to get her food.Chris jogged over and stood next to Tae-Hyun in line. He said gently, "Tae-Hyun?"She turned around and her expression darkened."Oh," Tae-Hyun said softly, "Hey, Chris.""Can I... Talk to you about something?" Chris asked quietly.Tae-Hyun studied him and said in a monotone, "Sure, anything, friend."Chris nodded, "So... You know how you and I got together and decided that we would team up and see if we could get Julien to like either of us?""Yes..." Tae-Hyun said, involuntarily clenching her teeth. Chris noticed the gesture and swallowed nervously."Well..." Chris said, pulling at his collar, "Um... So..."Tae-Hyun waited for him to finish and the lunch lady scooped a gooey orangish substance onto Tae-Hyun's lunch tray with a wet plop!"Um..." Chris continued, "Julien asked me out.""I know." Tae-Hyun said, looking anywhere but Chris' face.Chris winced and said, embarrassed, "You do?"Tae-Hyun nodded silently, focusing on her lunch tray."So..." Chris said, "Do you know what else happened?"There was a pause; Tae-Hyun turned her gaze to Chris' and answered, "No..."Chris closed his eyes, almost wishing someone had already told her."Oh..." He said, "Okay."Tae-Hyun stared at Chris intensely and they got out of the lunch line.Chris looked at his friend and said sincerely, "Tae-Hyun... I'm not sure how much you'll want to hear about this, but you should know... That Julien and I kissed on Sunday."Tae-Hyun's face cleared of emotion and she stared at Chris for a long, long time. Chris stared back at her guiltily, forcing himself to not look away.Tae-Hyun finally dropped Chris' gaze and sighed tiredly."You know what?" She said, "I just don't know what I should do... I feel like I want to be angry at you, but I don't think you are the problem."Chris looked puzzled and asked, "What is the problem?"Tae-Hyun sighed again, "Julien.""Really?" Chris said, surprised, "How so?""Yes..." Tae-Hyun said, looking at Chris, "What do you say we try to forget about him?"Chris' shoulders sagged and he replied hesitantly, "Well... I... I don't know if I can just like that. I mean, he says he really likes me-""And maybe he does," Tae-Hyun said, "But he was using me for sure. It turns out that Julien doesn't like girls like that... He's like you."Chris sighed, trying to figure out what to do. Suddenly, Geoffry came into his mind and Chris remembered what had happened earlier that day."God... I just don't know." Chris said, running his fingers through his bangs, "Why does everything have to be so hard?""Not anymooore." Geoffry suddenly walked by, his head in the air haughtily.Chris and Tae-Hyun turned to look at him. Geoffry stopped in front of them, his arm around Lester's shoulders."That's right, Chris, you heard me." Geoffry said snottily, "I am not attracted to you anymore. I have a new boy toy and he is much better than you.""Wait, wait, wait, did you just say boy toy?" Lester said, "Woah, man, I dunno if I'm cool with that. I'm definitely not gay or anything, only loser people are gay."Lester addressed Chris, "Sorry, man. Nothing personal, I just gotta hang around with the cool crowd, ya know?"Chris crossed his arms and said, "Fine, Geoffry, hang out with Lester and see what I care. I don't care!... Plus, Lester clearly has no sex appeal."Lester looked offended and claimed, "Hey, man, I got plenty of sex appeal. Have you seen my six pack?"Chris covered his eyes with his hand and said, "Lester, no one wants to see that.""Why do you hurt me so, Chris? I thought we were friends!" Lester cried. He got away from Geoffry's grip and ran across the lunchroom.Chris sighed heavily and Tae-Hyun watched Lester in wonder."What..." She said, "Was that?"Chris said tiredly, "That was Lester. You've probably seen him around, haven't you? He's kind of always... Just... There."Tae-Hyun nodded, "Huh."Geoffry sighed, "Well... That was fun while it lasted."The three of them stood around for a moment longer. Then, Geoffry turned to Chris and said quietly, "So, do you wanna get together this weekend?"Disgusted, Chris shoved Geoffry away and said, "Ew, you are such an ass.""Come on, Chris, please?" Geoffry said."No!" Chris cried, "You are unbelievable! After what you did to Alice I will never take you back! Never, Geoffry!""Oh..." Geoffry said, "So, that's why you're mad?""Yes, that's why I'm mad! Along with a million other reasons called your personality!" Chris said, "Now leave me alone!"Chris and Tae-Hyun walked away and Geoffry sighed heavily. He said quietly to himself, "Alrighty, Geoffry, you've got to stay away from Chris now, alright? It's for your own good... My own good."But for some reason, he just could not bring himself to do that.Then, Geoffry realized something.If I can't get his attention by getting him to love me, Geoffry thought, Then maybe I can get him to hate me.Geoffry paused.He already sort of hates me. Geoffry thought,

Favorite CWAK Character? (Updated)

Who's your favorite CWAK character?

Cool with a "K" Copyright Blurb

Special Thanks!

I'd like to give a big thanks to rogueamory, nocturnalangel47, and emoangel1997 for their huge help with the story line and letting me use some of their characters in my story. Geoffry, Mabel, Harold, Jamie, Jesse, Crystal, and others. Thanks a bunch, you guys! A lot of the scenes revolve around your characters and your help with writing! :D Love you all!

Wanna see their blogs?

(Jamie, Jesse, and Crystal) - http://nocturnalangel147.blogspot.com/

(Geoffry, Harold, and Mabel) - http://rogueamory.blogspot.com/

(Alicia's help with writing scenes) - http://emoangel1997.blog.com/

Doorknob-Kabob out!

Angela Harper

Alison Lohman is a close lookalike to my main character, Angela Harper.

Patricia Harper

Geena Davis as Chris and Angie's sweet, over-optimistic mother. Mrs. Harper has brown hair (not red), but she looks almost exactly like Geena.